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Title: Strange-matter stars

Abstract

This paper gives an overview of the properties of all possible equilibrium sequences of compact strange-matter stars with nuclear crusts, which range from strange stars to strange dwarfs. In contrast to their non-strange counterparts--neutron stars and white dwarfs--their properties are determined by two (rather than one) parameters, the central star density and the density at the base of the nuclear crust. This leads to stellar strange-matter configurations whose properties are much more complex than those of the conventional sequence. As an example, two generically different categories of stable strange dwarfs are found, which could be the observed white dwarfs. Furthermore the authors find very-low-mass strange stellar objects, with masses as small as those of Jupiter or even lighter planets. Such objects, if abundant enough, should be seen by the presently performed gravitational microlensing searches.

Authors:
 [1]; ;  [1];  [2]
  1. Ludwig-Maximilians Univ. of Munich (Germany). Inst. for Theoretical Physics
  2. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States). Nuclear Science Div.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
34414
Report Number(s):
LBL-36210; CONF-9409310-2
ON: DE95008446; TRN: AHC29511%%124
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-76SF00098
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Symposium on strangeness and quark matter, Crete (Greece), 1-5 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: 5 Dec 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
66 PHYSICS; STARS; QUARK MATTER; GRAVITATIONAL LENSES; LEPTONS; MORPHOLOGY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; QUARKS; MASS; BARYON NUMBER

Citation Formats

Weber, F, Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, Kettner, C, Weigel, M K, and Glendenning, N K. Strange-matter stars. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Weber, F, Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, Kettner, C, Weigel, M K, & Glendenning, N K. Strange-matter stars. United States.
Weber, F, Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, Kettner, C, Weigel, M K, and Glendenning, N K. 1994. "Strange-matter stars". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/34414.
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abstractNote = {This paper gives an overview of the properties of all possible equilibrium sequences of compact strange-matter stars with nuclear crusts, which range from strange stars to strange dwarfs. In contrast to their non-strange counterparts--neutron stars and white dwarfs--their properties are determined by two (rather than one) parameters, the central star density and the density at the base of the nuclear crust. This leads to stellar strange-matter configurations whose properties are much more complex than those of the conventional sequence. As an example, two generically different categories of stable strange dwarfs are found, which could be the observed white dwarfs. Furthermore the authors find very-low-mass strange stellar objects, with masses as small as those of Jupiter or even lighter planets. Such objects, if abundant enough, should be seen by the presently performed gravitational microlensing searches.},
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